Wisconsin Football: Preseason team awards
Offensive Player of the Year
The Offensive Line
You seriously can’t pinpoint one of these five guys and hold them above the rest. They are a collection of five great talents and collectively make up the best offensive line in college football. This unit is the most valuable to any team in the country. It wouldn’t be fair to talk about just one player.
Wisconsin has been an offensive linemen factory for years now. Several current Badgers on the front will play on Sundays, and some of the reserves in waiting may too. Nobody would be surprised.
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— Greg McElroy (@GregMcElroy) August 27, 2018
Wisconsin’s success over the years is largely due to these offensive linemen and in 2018 it’ll be no different. If the Badgers see success, it’ll be because Jonathan Taylor had huge holes to run through, the Badgers dominated time of possession and wore out opponents, and Alex Hornibrook’s jersey stayed clean. They say football is a game won in the trenches. Nobody has better talent in the trenches than the Badgers.
Beau Benzscahwel, David Edwards, Michael Deiter, and Tyler Biadasz will all see snaps in the NFL, but not before they dominate the trenches in the Big Ten and hopefully lead Wisconsin to new historic highs.
Other candidates: Jonathan Taylor, Kendric Pryor, Alex Hornibrook